Outstanding Graduate Student Thesis/Dissertation Award Nomination Form

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS/DISSERTATION AWARD NOMINATION FORM

Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DAES)

College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences (CAENS)

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE MAJORADVISOR

Nominee’s Information

Name: ______

Department: ______

Program Unit/Major Program: ______

Program Start Date:______

Graduation Date:______

Graduate Degree: ______

GPA: ______

Major Advisor:______

Nomination Date:______

Thesis/Dissertation Title:______

Check list. The following items MUST be included with this nomination. Please check off each blank to indicate that the requested information is included with this application:

_____Approved thesis/dissertation

_____CV (Include publication along with corresponding PMID or other reference tracking/accession numbers)

_____Approved “Admission to candidacy” form

_____Preliminary Approval Sheet (Approved copy)

_____Transcript

_____Letter of Recommendation #1 - Must come from DAES faculty member

_____Letter of Recommendation #2

______

Name of major advisor Signature of major advisor Date

Major Advisormust submit the signed nomination form along with copies of all the credentials to the relevant Program Coordinator by March 25th(or by the earlier deadline designated by your Program Coordinator).

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PROGRAM UNIT SELECTION COMMITTEE and PROGRAM COORDINATOR

The thesis/dissertation prepared by the nominee (name) ______is selected as an outstanding graduate student thesis/dissertationby the selection committee in ______Program Unit.

PROGRAM UNIT SELECTION COMMITTEE

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Program Unit Selection committee chair Signature Date

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Program Unitselection committee member 1 Signature Date

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Program Unitselection committee member 2 Signature Date

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Program coordinator Signature Date

Program Coordinatormust submitthe completed form for the selected (ONLY ONE FROM YOUR PROGRAM UNIT) OUTSTASTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS/DISSERTATION along with the copies of all the credentials in the checklist to the Chair of the Outstanding Graduate Student Selection Committee of DAES as listed below. The nomination package must be received by the chair by APRIL 1STof the same year for which the nomination is submitted.

Dr. Uma Karki

Chair, Outstanding Graduate Student Selection Committee of DAES

204 Mary Starke Harper Hall

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088

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